This season Matiere focused on updating looks for the urban global traveler.
One of the few collections that actually designed for cold weather – Matiereused Italian virgin wool, woolen gauze plaids, and luxurious cashmere as running threads throughout, providing both texture and warmth.
I’m a big fan of Matiere’s casual metropolitan looks, and the collection wins as a menswear brand that allows materials to lead the overall design with modern silhouettes.
My infatuation with Lucio Castro’s dynamic collections of seasons past has officially ended.
According to the design team, “The Stonehenge Collection” is inspired by traveling communities in the UK during the mid-1990’s; and moved around in old buses that were transformed into their respective homes and creative spaces. My interpretation – everyone got dressed in complete darkness after coming down from an ultimate high, courtesy of a “California Kush” smoke session.
When a man complains about not having quality clothing options that transition from day to night, or convert from casual to upscale, please refer him to Robert James fall/winter ’16.
The cool new collection – drenched in black – kept it refined with a mix of double-breasted suits, strong outerwear, and a few pieces meant for a red carpet appearance.
After a mediocre intro last summer, New York City finally got it right this time around, with the continuation of #NYMD for Men’s Fashion Week. Industria Superstudios in the Meatpacking neighborhood set the scene for a series of collections targeted at fashion-forward men across the globe.
Joseph Abboud’s Fall / Winter 2016 collection is a tribute to America’s rich sartorial heritage that intricately mingles the tradition of fine tailoring with irreverence, intelligence, and innovation, reminiscent of 1960’s Savile Row and the peacock revolution that took the United States by storm.
In the Edmund Ooi collection for New York Fashion Week: Men’s Spring/Summer 2016 you will not see a tie or a suit. You will find a designer looking at space and astronaut wear for inspiration. For this collection, Mr. Ooi was fascinated and inspired by the visuals of the European Space Agency shot by famed photographer Edgar Martins. “It’s all about space suits and finding a creative way to translate it to sportswear,” Ooi said backstage. Edmond Ooi is experimenting with flamboyant tailoring fused with urban street style with an interstellar edge.
The collection utilizes the materials of spacesuits: techno lurex, laminated jersey, and reflective materials. All the fabrics are used to great effect. The runway presentation had the models negotiating a geometric pathway in multiple directions with military precision which complimented the futuristic designs. The innovative jackets and outerwear are the highlights of the collection. The Striped Blazers could be seen in the closets of modern rockers of any gender.
Loris Diran is a New York based designer who had the home town out in full force for his runway presentation at the inaugural New York Fashion Week: Men’s. Mr. Diran is of French-Armenian descent and immigrated with his parents to New York City as a child. The Loris Diran fashion aesthetic was formed by his admiration for the high glam of NYC in the ’70s. You can see the influence in looks that can be easily pictured on Studio 54 era David Bowie, the blue overcoat with the bold diagonal stripe for example.
Fashion Designers William Anzevino and August Getty teamed up in Los Angeles in 2013 to create the menswear brand Anzvino Getty. Both designers found success with their own eponymous lines. August Getty had runway presentations during NYFWM 2015. The Anzevino line is acclaimed for museum-worthy pieces inspired by Susan Sontag and Bob Mizer.